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This is an extremely difficult question that I've been grappling with myself. My first strategy is to create writings that can't be summarized. I try to make essays that are dripping with id…
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missing link :)
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I got "SIM swapped" on a T-Mobile number even though my account had 2FA protection on it. A T-Mobile customer service in another country rep literally gave my number to a hacker because they…
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I've learned a lot about storytelling from TaleFoundry. [1] https://www.youtube.com/@TheTaleFoundry
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A few months ago, I realized that my pursuit of "The Grind" was a victimhood-mindset related to work. I felt helpless under the weight of my own aspirations. What helped me was re-framing it…
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I can think of a few different solutions for you, depending on your write/read loads and DB size. Unfortunately, I don't think any of your solutions will be quick/easy. Feel free to sch…
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Author here. Nowify is just a script that I wrote. It's pretty tailored to my daily workflows, but I'm planning on publishing an open version of it. Feel free to email me at hello@taylor.tow…
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You should definitely check out Obsidian and the Zettelkasten community. [1] https://obsidian.md [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/Zettelkasten Personally, I save all my i…
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Pedometers track your steps with no cloud for $10. They attach to your belt, which leaves your wrist free for a normal watch. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Pedometer-Walking-Counter-Remov…
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First, reach out to Smallstep and ask for a refund. If they don't comply, perform a chargeback through your bank or credit card provider.
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I had a boss that screamed at the engineers on a daily basis and demanded that we work 14 hour days, 7 days per week. Needless to say, I "burned out" after maybe 3 weeks. Within 2 months, 8 …
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"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay
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You can generate your links with Cloudflare functions and save the links with Cloudflare KV. You can also serve the game with Cloudflare pages. [1] https://developers.cloudflare.com/pa…
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I'm so sorry for your loss. I've been surrounded by substance abuse my entire life, and narrowly escaped it myself. Feel free to schedule a call with me, if you think talking to a stranger w…
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It doesn't feel like it right now, but you're going to get through this. If you need to vent, feel free to schedule a call with me [1] https://calendly.com/taylor-town/3…
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I think Bash and SQL are excellent candidates for "dark arts". Many devs rimraf disks and drop databases trying to tame the power of the shell.
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I'd consider doing a weekly "social-skills practice call" with anybody who wants to do some deliberate practice. [1] https://calendly.com/taylor-town/30min Also, …
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Love it! I did something similar: https://dreamdaddy.io
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You’re right! Writing is hard. Sometimes it takes publishing something to discover the important bits. It’s easy to botch your message and to get lost in your own internal monologue
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I definitely didn't write this essay because I was grumpy haha My wife used to work in food service, and I was surprised when she told me that she preferred it when people asked for the check upf…